The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (Latin: Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.

History

  • 26 February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in Réunion
  • 23 November 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar
  • 1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar
  • 21 December 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar
  • 25 March 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is a minor basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.

Bishops

  • Vicar Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Latin Church) Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont (27 October 1883 – 27 November 1896)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Latin Church) Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer (17 February 1897 – 3 April 1913) Bishop John Gerald Neville (1 September 1913 – 8 March 1930) Bishop John William Heffernan (15 March 1932 - 7 June 1945) Bishop John Joseph McCarthy (11 July 1946 – 25 March 1953); see below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Latin Church) Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy (25 March 1953 – 24 October 1971); see above Archbishop Maurice Michael Otunga (24 October 1971 – 14 May 1997) (Cardinal in 1973) Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki (21 April 1997 – 6 October 2007) Archbishop John Njue (6 October 2007 – 4 January 2021) (Cardinal in 2007) Archbishop Philip Anyolo (28 October 2021 – present)

Coadjutor Archbishops

Auxiliary Bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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